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Author Roll, Jarod, author.

Title Poor man's fortune : white working-class conservatism in American metal mining, 1850-1950 / Jarod Roll
Published Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Finding's keeping -- The favorite of fortune -- Nothing but his labor -- The Joplin man simply takes his chances -- The American boy has held his own -- Red-blooded, rugged individuals -- Back to work
Summary "White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements, radical critiques of capitalism, and government help for the poor and sick. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, 'Poor Man's Fortune' tells a different story, excavating the long history of white working-class conservatism in the century from the Civil War to World War II. With a close study of metal miners in the Tri-State district of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, Jarod Roll reveals why successive generations of white, native-born men willingly and repeatedly opposed labor unions and government-led health and safety reforms, even during the New Deal"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 20, 2020)
Subject Miners -- Tri-State Mining District -- History -- 19th century
Miners -- Tri-State Mining District -- History -- 20th century
Working class white people -- Attitudes
Working class men -- Attitudes
Conservatism -- Tri-State Mining District -- History
Masculinity -- Economic aspects
White nationalism.
HISTORY -- United States -- General.
Conservatism
Miners
White nationalism
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019052079
ISBN 9781469656311
1469656310
9781469656304
1469656302